Joseph Coombs

Joseph Coombs is a seasoned technical editor with extensive experience in various organizations, currently serving in the Program Management and Analysis Group at Strategic Analysis Incorporated since February 2024. Prior to this role, Coombs worked at the Institute for Defense Analyses from June 2018 to February 2024 as a technical editor in the Strategy, Forces and Resources Division. Additional experience includes a stint as a self-employed contract writer/editor from 2017 to 2018, where expert-level articles and research papers were published, and a role at the Society for Human Resource Management from 2008 to 2017 as a Senior Analyst focused on workforce trends. Earlier in the career, Coombs was a Senior Staff Reporter for the Washington Business Journal, leading coverage on major business stories. Coombs holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Connecticut.